The importance of Recreational activities Recreational sports are important to the quality of life and communities. It has been long associated with benefits to health such as heart disease, diabetes and bowel cancer. It also helps decrease overweight and obesity numbers with regular physical activity among people and communities. Recreational sports have been reported as changing lives. The activities create positive outcomes such as confidence, self-respect, self-esteem, trust, self-reliance and leadership abilities. Over the last 15 years however, sports, outdoor pursuits and constructive leisure activities have been a well-established feature of initiatives whose aim is to divert offenders and young people at risk away from crime. Therefore, participating in recreational activities can help young men and women stay away from crime and can become leaders. Recreational sports provide challenges and adventures for individuals. In the economic aspect, promoting physical activity for employees makes good business sense. As for students, recreational sports programs and activities are correlated with overall college satisfaction and success. Students become more socially oriented than other students who don’t participated in recreational sports. Other benefits of recreational sports include reduction of stress, improvement of happiness, build character, improve interaction with diverse sets of people, and contribute to time management. Recreation is essential to the longevity of humans because it assists with lowering stress levels. Organized recreational activities can be found at local parks and other community facilities. These types of programs are successful because they include recreation for the entire family. Regular family activities can help everyone become more active and healthier. This gives both parents and children the opportunity to interact as a family and have fun together. In addition, some community facilities include senior citizen programming. Indoor recreational programs can include martial arts, table tennis, racquetball, bowling, indoor swimming, indoor treadmills, indoor bicycling, arts and crafts, indoor skating, and more. Outdoor recreational programs can include running, hiking, jump roping, canoeing, volleyball, basketball, football, Frisbee tossing, swimming, amusement parks, bike riding, and much more
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:39:18 +0000
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